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va-va-voom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
va--va-voom
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Expressing that something is lively, sexy, passionate, or exciting.

Slang

noun

Lively excitement or sexuality.

Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

The first documented use of the phrase is on the April 21, 1949 episode of The Morey Amsterdam Show. Art Carney portrays "Newton the waiter" in a sketch and uses the phrase. He later recorded a song entitled "Va Va Va Voom" (1954). It was popularized a year later by car mechanic Nick in the Hollywood classic Kiss Me Deadly (1955), which helped the catchphrase to be remembered and reused many decades later in advertisements and pop songs.

Usage

Questions

What does va-va-voom mean?
Expressing that something is lively, sexy, passionate, or exciting.
Where does va-va-voom come from?
The first documented use of the phrase is on the April 21, 1949 episode of The Morey Amsterdam Show. Art Carney portrays "Newton the waiter" in a sketch and uses the phrase. He later recorded a song entitled "Va Va Va Voom" (1954). It was popularized a year later by car mechanic Nick in the Hollywood classic Kiss Me Deadly (1955), which helped the catchphrase to be remembered and reused many decades later in advertisements and pop songs.

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